Top 10
Animated Movies of All Time
(Actual Figures)The
following is a list of the top 10 highest grossing animated movies
of all time (based on actual final figures - scroll down further
or click here for
inflation-adjusted figures).

Note: The
above list is only for fully animated movies. In 1988, Who
Framed Roger Rabbit, which mixes live action and animation,
made $154.1 million at the U.S. Box Office. Results are based
on how much money the movie made in the U.S./Canada Domestic box
office and may include money made in rereleases (depending
on circumstances). This list does not calculate for inflation
or higher ticket prices.

Milestones:

- PDI/DreamWorks
is the first company to break into the Disney/Pixar stronghold
of top highest grossing animated films and it looks like it will
go quite higher on the list before it is done. Shrek easily
climbed the list of the Top 10 Animated Movies of All Time to
settle into the number 2 spot.

- Monsters,
Inc. became the fastest animated movie ever to enter the Top
10 Animated Movies of All Time list.

Top
10 Animated Movies of All Time
(Adjusted for Inflation)The
following is a list of the top 10 highest grossing animated movies
of all time is based on figures adjusted for inflation and will
thus show higher figures than the movie's final figures (last adjustement
made on May 31, 2001).

Animated
Movie

Company

Total

1)
The Jungle Book (1967)

Walt
Disney

$598.5
Million

2)
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Walt
Disney

$587.5
Million

3)
101 Dalmations (1961)

Walt
Disney

$567.0
Million

4)
Fantasia (1940)*

Walt
Disney

$447.6
Million

5)
The Lion King (1994)

Walt
Disney

$403.4
Million

6)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)

Walt
Disney

$391.7
Million

7)
Bambi (1942)

Walt
Disney

$379.5
Million

8)
Pinocchio (1940)*

Walt
Disney

$363.3
Million

9)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)

Walt
Disney

$300.4
Million

10)
Aladdin (1992)

Walt
Disney

$282.3
Million

Note:
While there are many fundamental problems with these numbers (i.e.
would Fantasia really make $447.6 million if the year 2001
was its first release?) it is based purely on adjustments for
inflation. As more time passes, the above numbers become more
inflated.

* Digital
Media FX takes serious issue with many of these numbers (particularly
related to the Box Office results for Fantasia and Pinocchio)
and is thus embarking on more elaborate research to create a more
accurate dFX exclusive listing of inflation-calculated results.
Early results of this research show that both Fantasia
and Pinocchio should not be in this *official* list.